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VG News Train May Edition

Vanguard News Train

Welcome to the May 17 edition of the VG newsletter.

The previous month has been a busy one for Vanguard as Talisac stepped down from VLC to transfer over to and lead 4th Corp.

In addition to the staff shuffle, we have recently brought in Rocket League, Left for Dead 2 and Rust.

Rocket League is a team we in Vanguard have been wanting to bring in for sometime and are hopeful will do well.

Left for Dead 2 whilst an older game has a quite solid player base so whilst not expecting a large team we do believe it can do well and add to our growing variety of selection of games.

Rust is a game that has been tried a couple of times in the past and been unsuccessful.

However as has been demonstrated previously with teams such as WoW, WF and WFM, sometimes you just need the right combination of passionate and enthusiastic staff as well as the game itself being in a good place.

We are still looking to bring in more teams. Therefore if there is games that you want to see in TAW please contact the VG staff or complete the interest form of which a link is at the end of the newsletter.

Thank you and hope you enjoy the latest update from the Vanguard Train.

The Vanguard Team

Staff Changes

The previous month has been a busy one for Vanguard as Talisac stepped down from VLC to transfer over to and lead 4th Corp.

With the additional spin up teams being brought in, it was important that the Vanguard was reorganised so that it was fully staffed and ready to handle the influx.

Therefore Zenmire was stepped up from VG DO to VLC and the search then began to identify a suitable VG DO replacement.

After interviewing various potential candidates our shortlist was whittled down to just two members. At that time the current VG staff then got together to discuss the pros and cons of each individual. Whilst it was considered both could do a really good job, it was decided that Antistreik just edged it and should be offered the position.

I am happy to say he has accepted, has recently been transferred over and has already been stepped up and put to work.

This would also be a good time to thank all those that have shown interest in the VG DO position and although not successful this time will be considered in the future.

To introduce our new VG DO, we took time out to ask him a few questionsAntistreik Interview

Q1.What is the game that got you to join TAW?

A1. Arma 2 more than 4 years ago. I got recruited by Xomad back then on the Arma 2 division’s Domination server.

I got my bootcamp and once i reached PFC i applied for a DI position which i held for a few weeks.

Q2What were your reasons for accepting the Vanguard position and what do you hope to achieve?

A2. I accepted the position within Vanguard because i think it gives me the opportunity to learn a lot of new stuff and especially that it gives me the chance to help this awesome community grow and make it more fun for everybody.

Vanguard is the place in TAW that every Division has to go through and because of that it gives you the chance to train new TFO’s or even show some.experienced people.something new.

And that's what I would like to do to help TAW as a hole function better.

Q3Do you have a game of choice and genre?

A3. I won't say so. I was with the Battlefield and the Arma division so you could say that I'm into shooters but in general i play nearly every game out there.

Q4Anything else you want to tell the community about yourself.

A4. My mentor within TAW once told me what he thinks TAW is all about and i would like to transfer that message out to everybody. TAW shines with its structure, the wide range of games and the clear movement and processing. But what TAW really is, is much more important. For me TAW represents a place to find friends from all over the world without taking a look at someone's appearance religion or political statement. TAW is all about finding new friends and having fun together.

And thats why im here for more than 4 years with only 30 days of absence in between. Here at TAW, at my second home!

Whilst it has been a slow start to the year, activity in the form of new teams is now starting to pick up.

I want to personally thank everyone who has accepted and stepped into positions to start building this awesome team. Also i would like to personally thank Sloan [SOCOP DC] for the help on our stream and upcoming streams. When it comes to our plans, visions and goals in Rocket League, we have been discussing our participation in upcoming tournaments where we will show some of our strongest teams to claim the glory and get our name out there. We are also looking into creating pre made squads for members who are in specific ranks and skill level. /RLG SUL Redsword

If anyone is interested in helping this team be a success in TAW, contact Redsword or any of the Vanguard staff.

The spectrum has been live for a few months but now they have done away with the old forms and moved it all to the spectrum.

New ship the Vanu Defender is on concept sale. This ship will be a valued part of any fleet and worth checking out. Link here.

Vanguard Game Testing channel

The purpose of this channel is to help VG determine how much interested a game has. It also gives us a place to find other members who play the same game. This channel is right below VG HQ, but above Horizon.

If there is a game you would like to see in TAW please complete the VG Interest Form. Feel free to contact the Vanguard staff if you have any questions. Although not fully updated, previous games suggested can be found here.